Edition 21
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WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING
A message every adult should read because children
are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you hang my
first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately
wanted to paint another one.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you feed a
stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind
to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make my
favorite cake for me, and I learned that the little
things can be the special things in life.
When you thought I wasn't looking I heard you say a
prayer, and I knew that there is a God I could always
talk to, and I learned to trust in Him.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make a
meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I
learned that we all have to help take care of each other.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you take care
of our house and everyone in it, and I learned we have
to take care of what we are given.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw how you
handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't
feel good, and I learned that I would have to be
responsible when I grow up.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw tears come
from your eyes, and I learned that sometimes things
hurt, but it's all right to cry.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw that you
cared, and I wanted to be everything that I could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking I learned most of
life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and
productive person when I grow up.
When you thought I wasn't looking I looked at you and
wanted to say,'Thanks for all the things I saw when
you thought I wasn't looking'
I AM SENDING THIS TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW
WHO DO SO MUCH FOR OTHERS,
BUT THINK THAT NO ONE EVER SEES.
LITTLE EYES SEE A LOT .
Each of us (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher, friend)
influences the life of a child.
How will you touch the life of someone today? Just by
sending this to someone else, you will probably make
them at least think about their influence on others.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God.
Cats
Disappearing Car Door
Right Now
Dogs - Just Lovely!
With thanks to my dear friends Judy, Sue and Barb for graphics, links and writing used on this and other pages throughout this site.
ALIENS ARE COMING TO EARTH ON MONDAY AND
THEIR MISSION IS TO ABDUCT ALL GOOD LOOKING
AND SEXY "OLD" PEOPLE.
I'M JUST POSTING THIS FOR YOU, TO SAY GOODBYE.
A message every adult should read because children
are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you hang my
first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately
wanted to paint another one.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you feed a
stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind
to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make my
favorite cake for me, and I learned that the little
things can be the special things in life.
When you thought I wasn't looking I heard you say a
prayer, and I knew that there is a God I could always
talk to, and I learned to trust in Him.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make a
meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I
learned that we all have to help take care of each other.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you take care
of our house and everyone in it, and I learned we have
to take care of what we are given.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw how you
handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't
feel good, and I learned that I would have to be
responsible when I grow up.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw tears come
from your eyes, and I learned that sometimes things
hurt, but it's all right to cry.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw that you
cared, and I wanted to be everything that I could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking I learned most of
life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and
productive person when I grow up.
When you thought I wasn't looking I looked at you and
wanted to say,'Thanks for all the things I saw when
you thought I wasn't looking'
I AM SENDING THIS TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW
WHO DO SO MUCH FOR OTHERS,
BUT THINK THAT NO ONE EVER SEES.
LITTLE EYES SEE A LOT .
Each of us (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher, friend)
influences the life of a child.
How will you touch the life of someone today? Just by
sending this to someone else, you will probably make
them at least think about their influence on others.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God.
Cats
You heard about the sign posted on a rancher’s fence? On the
other side of the fence resides the biggest, meanest looking bull you can
imagine. The sign is intended to strike fear into the hearts of would-be
trespassers. It reads: “Don’t attempt to cross this field unless you can do it
in 9.9 seconds. The bull can do it in 10 flat!”
Don’t try to cross that field unless you are prepared! And
isn’t that the way it is in life? We have to be ready when the opportunity
arises or else we will have little chance of success.
Sixth-grade schoolteacher Ms. Shelton believed in readiness.
Students remember how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing
words of an eighth-grade caliber on the chalkboard. They quickly protested that
the words were not on their level and they couldn’t learn them.
Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn
these words. She said that she would never teach down to them. Ms. Shelton ended
by saying that one of the students in that classroom could go on to greatness,
maybe even be president some day, and she wanted to prepare them for that
day.
Ms. Shelton spoke those words many years ago. Little did she
know that someday one of her students – Jesse Jackson – would take them
seriously (”Leadership,” Summer 1992). She believed that if they were well
prepared, they could achieve high goals.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “People only see what they are
prepared to see.” If that’s true, then it is also true that they only become
what they are prepared to become. And a lot of life is just about getting
ready.
“I want to be doing something more significant with my life
than what I am doing now,” a young man once said to me. He felt like what he was
doing was just not that important. Other people have said things to me such as,
“I only wish I had a meaningful relationship.” And, “I’d really like to get a
better job, but I just don’t see how.”
You fill in the blanks. What is it you would like to happen
that isn’t happening? Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet ready. Maybe
you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for that which you
desire.
Think of today as another chance to prepare yourself for that
exciting future you are looking for. Today is not wasted. If you desire more
from life, then you can use today as training. For you will experience only what
you are prepared to experience. Something wonderful can happen. And you can use
today to get ready for tomorrow.
Steve Goodier
Disappearing Car Door
Right Now
Dogs - Just Lovely!
Pizza Salad
Yield: Makes 6 servings.
- 1-1/2 cups cooked rice
- 1 cup shredded Mozzarella
- 3/4 cup quartered pepperoni slices
- 1 large tomato, diced
- 1/4 cup diced green pepper
- 1/4 cup diced red pepper
- 3 scallions, chopped
- 1/4 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1/4 cup sliced olives
- vinaigrette of your choice
Chill the cooked rice. Toss with other ingredients, then toss with 1/2 cup of the vinaigrette of your choice. Chill. Serve with additional dressing for those who want it.
Some old school Cowboy logic.... A TOUGH OLD COWBOY FROM SOUTH TEXAS COUNSELED HIS GRANDSON THAT IF HE WANTED TO LIVE A LONG LIFE, THE SECRET WAS TO SPRINKLE A PINCH OF GUN POWDER ON HIS OATMEAL EVERY MORNING. THE GRANDSON DID THIS RELIGIOUSLY TO THE AGE OF 103 WHEN HE DIED. HE LEFT BEHIND 14 CHILDREN, 30 GRANDCHILDREN, 45 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, 25 GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, AND A 15-FOOT CRATER WHERE THE CREMATORIUM USED TO BE. |
With thanks to my dear friends Judy, Sue and Barb for graphics, links and writing used on this and other pages throughout this site.
ALIENS ARE COMING TO EARTH ON MONDAY AND
THEIR MISSION IS TO ABDUCT ALL GOOD LOOKING
AND SEXY "OLD" PEOPLE.
I'M JUST POSTING THIS FOR YOU, TO SAY GOODBYE.
